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The presidential campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress in Bauchi State was brought to an abrupt end by power outage on Monday. The rally was going on at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, Bauchi, when the power supply ceased and the sound system went off and could not be restored. Our correspondent observed that […]
The scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, grew worse across the country on Thursday, as massive queues were witnessed in Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Calabar, Warri, Nasarawa, Minna, among other places. Oil marketers stated that the scarcity became worse due to the fact that dealers could hardly access the product from the only […]
The All Progressives Congress and the Osun State House of Assembly have tackled the new Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, over the six Executive Orders he signed on Monday. They condemned the new governor for reversing some appointments and job recruitments made by his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola. In his first official action as governor, Adeleke […]
FRSC to sanction speed limit violators FRSC TO SANCTION ROAD VIOLATORS- The Federal Road Safety Corps on Thursday warned operators against tampering with speed limiters. The acting Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dauda Biu, gave the warning in his keynote address at the 2022 Annual Safety Managers Retreat in Abuja. Biu, who was represented by the Corps […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has decided that it will not embark on another strike over its salary cut but instead engage in peaceful consultation. In a statement made available on Tuesday after the National Executive Council meeting NEC and signed by ASUU’s President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, the union said it would continue to […]
FG will borrow to fund rail projects The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, has said the Federal Government will borrow money to facilitate the completion of rail projects in the country. Sambo disclosed this yesterday while delivering the ministry’s scorecard in Abuja. “We don’t have the money. We are going to borrow anyway. So, we […]
God hasn’t spoken to me on 2023 elections God hasn’t spoken to me on 2023 elections The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said that God has not yet told him whether there will be any election in the country next year. This is coming barely three […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday carried out simultaneous operations against Bureau de Change operators in Abuja and Kano, as the Naira slumped to N857 to a dollar at the parallel market. It was gathered that the raids in the two cities, which netted a good number of illegal BDC operators and individuals […]
Russia fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine early Monday, with air alerts sounding in many parts of the country, according to Ukrainian authorities. Explosions were heard in the capital Kyiv, the north-eastern city of Kharkiv and the south-eastern city of Zaporizhzhya. Authorities called on people to seek safety in shelters. There […]
The British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has said that she resigned because she could not deliver the mandate on which she was elected. Truss replaced Boris Johnson as leader and became PM on September 6 but resigned 45 days later. The previous record was set at 119 days by George Canning who died in office […]
